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-> Economy As Clock Ticks, Lawmakers Revisit Bush Tax Cuts The debate over President Bush's 2001 and 2003 tax cuts heats up this fall as Congress considers the marginal rate reductions, estate tax relief and lower rates on investment income set to expire Jan. 1. At stake: trillions of dollars and tax-cutting reputations heading into the midterm elections. http://www.npr.org - 30 minutes ago Allowance Economics: Candy, Taxes And Potty Training It's hard to get incentives right -- even if you're a professional economist, and you just want to give your kid an allowance. http://www.npr.org - 30 minutes ago No Deal: Buyers Will See Fewer Discounts For Cars For years, Americans shopping for cars were treated to all sorts of deals and incentives, especially at the end of summer. But automakers, newly lean and profitable, are holding the line on those profit-eating promotions. http://www.npr.org - 31 minutes ago How Veterinarians Help Predatory Lenders New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is probing credit cards being pushed by health care providers, including vets. After a teaser rate expires, the interest charges balloon and leave consumers with unexpectedly big bills. http://www.npr.org - 32 minutes ago Home Prices Rose In June Amid Expiring Incentives Home prices were higher for the third straight month amid a burst of home-buying due to tax incentives that have since expired. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index posted a 1 percent increase in June from May and was up 4.2 percent from a year earlier. http://www.npr.org - 33 minutes ago Study: Cash For Clunkers Was A Wash The program didn't bring any new buyers into the market, a study found. But it encouraged people who would have bought a car anyway to make a purchase a few months sooner. http://www.npr.org - 35 minutes ago Many Americans Working Harder For Less Unemployment continues to hover above 9 percent. But for the 90 percent of the U.S. workforce with jobs, the recession's impact on paychecks is a mixed bag. Fewer co-workers can mean more hours for some, but for others, a cut in pay or perks. Reporters Steven Greenhouse and magazine editor Lamar Graham discuss the state of the American paycheck. http://www.npr.org - 36 minutes ago One Man's Quest To Foil Hackers Identity fraud costs $54 billion a year. Robert Carr aims to alleviate some of that pain. http://www.forbes.com - 46 minutes ago The Most Profitable Small Businesses Based on 300,000 companies, most with annual sales under $10 million. One takeaway: Specialization pays off. http://www.forbes.com - 52 minutes ago Twenty Ways You're Getting Ripped Off Think you're not getting a fair shake? Here's how bad it really is. http://www.forbes.com - 53 minutes ago |
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